This paper explores whether factors that affect Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in developing
countries affect countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) differently. The results indicate that:(a) …

Data from several investor surveys suggest that macroeconomic instability, investment
restrictions, corruption and political instability have a negative impact on foreign direct …

This paper explores the interplay between economic freedom, foreign direct investment
(FDI) and economic growth using panel data analysis for a sample of 18 Latin American …

A vast empirical literature has used ad hoc linear cross‐country regressions to search for the
determinants of FDI. The literature is extensive and controversial. Can policy‐makers use …

It is widely argued that a country's economic performance over time is determined to a great
extent by its political, institutional and legal environment. We refer to these institutions and …

Foreign direct investment is an important issue that has attracted the attention of academic
and professional economists as well as politicians and policy makers. In Foreign Direct …

This paper examines the statistical importance of governance infrastructure as a determinant
of US foreign direct investment (FDI). In broad terms, governance infrastructure represents …

This paper uses annual aggregate data for 46 developing countries covering the period
1996–2009 to investigate if FDI crowds out domestic private investment and if alternative …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to investigate the best determinants of foreign direct
investment (FDI) in developing countries. Design/methodology/approach–This paper …

This study uses industry level foreign direct investment (FDI) data from 57 countries 1989–
2000, to examine the host country determinants of FDI flows in services as a whole, and in …